The ant-eating chat or southern anteater-chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.It is found in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
The species is sexually dimorphic with the male is almost entirely black while the female is brown with a grey bill and legs.